- 282
Murray, Robert.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Temple of Goorneh, Thebes. Published by J. Hogarth, 5 , Haymarket, London [negative made c.1853-55; print made c.1856]
- paper
Dilute albumen print (182 x 228mm.), mounted on card (304 x 390mm.), letterpress imprint pasted lower left, titled in ink lower right and numbered in ink upper left "102", preserved in a polyester sleeve
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A rare early photograph of Egypt by Robert Murray (1822-1893), a civil engineer from Edinburgh, who worked in Russia, Malta and in Egypt where he was chief engineer to the Viceroy. He exhibited 24 photographs of Egypt and Malta at the 1856 Annual Exhibition of the Photographic Society of Scotland in Edinburgh and a complete set of Egyptian views in 1857 at the Annual Exhibition of the Birmingham Photographic Society. In 1856 J. Hogarth published a set of Murray's photographs titled: Catalogue of One Hundred and Sixty-Three Photographic Views in Malta, Alexandria, Cairo, Thebes, Upper Egypt, and Nubia by Robert Murray, from which this photograph probably comes. The catalogue descriptions were written by Joseph Bonomi.